Camp Brigham is a former American Civil War training camp that existed in 1861 in Readville, Massachusetts. [1]
Readville is part of the Hyde Park neighborhood of Boston. Readville's zip code is 02136. It was called Dedham Low Plains from 1655 until renaming in 1847 after Mr. James Read. It was part of Dedham until 1867. It is served by Readville station on the MBTA Commuter Rail. It is on the original alignment of Route 128, later part of a since-discontinued section of Route 135. Readville is bordered by the Town of Milton to the south and Town of Dedham to the west. Paul's Bridge, which is at the neighborhood's entrance as one approaches from Milton, is one of the oldest bridges in the Commonwealth. The name comes from James Read, a resident and cotton mill owner. Readville is covered by Boston Police Department District E-18 in Hyde Park and a fire station on Neponset Valley Parkway houses Boston Engine Company 49. Readville is also home to several light industries.
Shepherd Hill Regional High School is located in Dudley, Massachusetts, United States. It is a regional high school covering the towns of Dudley and Charlton. The school is part of the Dudley-Charlton Regional School District. The principal is William F. Chaplin, Jr. Shepherd Hill has over 1200 students.
Camp Nihan is an environmental education center located in Saugus, Massachusetts that is managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation. Camp Nihan offers free environmental education programs for schools and nonprofit organizations. It is now part of Breakheart Reservation and contains sixty five acres of woodland forest, marsh and a spring fed pond. The Saugus River flows through the camp property providing habitats for animals such as heron and mallards. A variety of mammals reside in and around the area, including fox, deer and river otter.
The West River, in the US state of Massachusetts, is a 13.4-mile-long (21.6 km) tributary of the Blackstone River.
Sityodtong USA, also known as Team Sityodtong, is a Muay Thai and mixed martial arts training camp based out of Somerville, Massachusetts. The headquarters of Sityodtong Camp is in Pattaya, Thailand. Its Grandmaster is Yodtong Senanan and he has produced 57 Muay Thai Champions, the largest number in the history of Muay Thai in Thailand. The owner and head trainer of Sityodtong Boston, Mark DellaGrotte, is a teacher of various styles of Muay Thai such as Mae Mai Muay Thai, Pradal Serey, Muay Boran, Muay Lao, and also Burmese Boxing. The team members includes MMA fighters such as Marcus Davis, Dale Hartt, and Patrick Côté.
Hopkinton High School is a public, co-educational secondary school located in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. In 2011 and 2015 it ranked in the top 100 schools on Newsweek magazine's list of "America's Best High Schools".
Greater Lowell Technical High School is a public vocational high school in Tyngsborough, Massachusetts, United States, part of the Greater Lowell area. The school was founded in 1967 as Lowell Trade School, and then later became Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical High School. The name was again changed to Greater Lowell Technical High School. The school serves the city of Lowell and the towns of Tyngsborough, Dracut, and Dunstable.
Camp Chase, also known as Camp Wilson, was a training camp for Massachusetts militia during the American Civil War located in Lowell, Massachusetts. Several thousand recruits were trained at Camp Chase before being sent south to the battle front.
Camp Andrew is a former American Civil War training camp that existed in 1861 in West Roxbury, Massachusetts.
Camp Cameron was an American Civil War training camp that existed in 1862 in North Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was located near Massachusetts Avenue, and was also known at one point as Camp Day. Cameron Avenue and Camp Street are named for the camp, and several nearby streets were named after battles.
Camp Ellsworth is a former American Civil War training camp that existed in 1862 in North Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was located near Fresh Pond, at the abandoned Reed and Bartlett Icehouse.It was first occupied by the 1st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry on June 1, 1861.
Camp Meigs is a former American Civil War training camp that existed from 1862 to 1865 in Readville, Massachusetts. It existed near the former Camp Brigham and Camp Massasoit and trained the 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, among others. The 54th regiment was one of the first official African-American units in the United States during the Civil War.
Camp Prospect Hill is a former American Civil War training camp that existed in 1861 in Somerville, Massachusetts. It was located on Prospect Hill in the Union Square neighborhood of Somerville.
Camp Framingham is a former Massachusetts National Guard camp that existed in 1873 to 1944 in Framingham, Massachusetts. The camp was used by all units of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia as their summer training ground. The camp also contained the state arsenal where weapons and equipment was stored and issued to units. Camp Framingham was also used as a mobilization station during the Spanish–American War, June 1916 during the Mexican border call-up and during the summer of 1917 during World War I.From May 1942 to December 1943, HQ, 181st Infantry Regiment was stationed with its companies serving on coast patrol duty in New England. In 1948, Camp Framingham was transferred from the Military Division to the Massachusetts State Police. Today, the Massachusetts State Police and the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency utilize portions of the former camp.
Camp Lincoln was an American Civil War camp that existed in 1861 in Worcester, Massachusetts. It was located on the Agricultural Fairgrounds, around the Elm Park neighborhood. It was named after Levi Lincoln Jr., the 13th Governor of Massachusetts and 1st Mayor of Worcester. In 1862, the camp was renamed Camp Wool, in honor of John E. Wool, the oldest general in the regular army.
Camp Scott is an American Civil War camp that existed in 1861 in Worcester, Massachusetts.
The Whitman River is an 8.4-mile-long (13.5 km) river in Massachusetts that flows through Ashburnham, Westminster and Fitchburg. It arises from Lake Wampanoag in Ashburnham, travels through a couple of ponds in Westminster, and ultimately joins Phillips Brook in Fitchburg to form the North Nashua River.
Phillips Brook is an 8-mile-long (13 km) river in Massachusetts that flows through Ashburnham, Westminster, and Fitchburg. The river rises from Lake Winnikeag in Ashburnham, flows through Westminster, and meets the Whitman River in Fitchburg to form the North Nashua River.
JCC Camp Grossman is a Jewish day camp located in Dover, Massachusetts The camp occupies 75 acres of forest on Hale Reservation. Camp Grossman provides a wide variety of activities, including arts and crafts, ropes, Red Cross Instructional swimming, sports, and photography. Campers range from ages of 4 to 15, and are placed in units according to their age. There is also a unit specifically for Orthodox Campers, who seek a more religiously structured camp experience. Campers come from around Massachusetts, and most travel to camp via busses supplied by the camp that pick up campers in surrounding towns.
The Baker Library/Bloomberg Center is a building complex at Harvard Business School on the campus of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts. It includes the Baker Library, built in 1927, and the Bloomberg Center, completed in 2005.
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